Global video-game-cheat operation closed by Chinese police

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChinese streaming firm iQIYI is making moves to start operating in Australia and New Zealand.

Italy.While Asian and Black activists took to social media to share their experiences with racism growing up in Italy, including how it can be fomented by satire, the TV hosts at the center of the uproar said Thursday they have been subjected to a “wave of hatred,” including death threats.Michelle Hunziker and Gerry Scotti, hosts of the satirical show “Striscia la Notizia” (“The News Crawls”) on the private Mediaset network, apologized for the sketch during which they made slanted-eye gestures

EXCLUSIVE: Italy’s Royal House of Savoy is getting the film and TV treatment from Chinese director, writer and producer Yi Zhou who is developing both a TV series and feature based on Queen Marie-José.

Zhang Yimou's period thriller Cliff Walkers is set to open theatrically in China and North America on April 30. It's the Chinese filmmaking legend's first attempt at the spy genre, taking place in the snowy, shadowy world of 1930s Manchukuo, the puppet state set up in northern China by pre-WWII imperial Japan.

Nicky Shen.After suddenly returning home following a three-year detour in China, the heroine finds herself trying to mend her relationship with her family after abandoning them for monastery life in China.

TikTok, where users edit together video clips of fashionable folk going about their daily business. According to Vogue, the clips are mostly sourced from Douyin, China's version of Tiktok, and document the street style scene in its most literal sense.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticGreg Berlanti’s domination of the CW continues with “Kung Fu” — and the new drama he executive produces is proof positive that the super-producer is using his powers for good. The show is a revival of a drama starring David Carradine that aired on ABC from 1972 to 1975.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefLeading Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming will take a production role on selected film titles emerging from Stars Collective, the talent incubator program backed by China- and Los Angeles-based financier Starlight Media.Huang, who has credits including “The Message” and “American Dreams in China,” will lead Stars Collective’s talent discovery efforts in China, be a mentor to the selected filmmakers and take a formal producer role on selected, individual projects the

foodie has both delighted and repulsed fans after he managed to fit an entire Chinese takeaway into a 'monster' wrap. Josh Durnion, also known as the Wrap God, has gone viral for his weird and wonderful culinary creations on Tik Tok, which sees him taste test various dishes parcelled up in a toasted tortilla.

Netflix has picked up international streaming rights to Chinese filmSuper Me, a high-concept fantasy feature combining elements of comedy, romance and thriller. Super Me is set for a wide theatrical release in China on Friday.

Netflix has added to its roster of Chinese titles, acquiring upcoming feature fantasy drama Super Me. The streamer has taken exclusive global rights outside mainland China, former Yugoslavia and the Indian region.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefGlobal streaming service Netflix has acquired multi-territory streaming rights to upcoming Chinese fantasy film “Super Me.” The story is an aspirational tale, combining lucid dreaming and a rags to riches plot about a struggling screenwriter.It was directed by Chong Zhang (“Fourth Wall”) and has a cast that is headed by Taiwan’s Darren Wang, along with Cao Bingkun, Song Jia and Wu Gang.The film had its world premiere in the panorama section of the 2019 edition of

Richard Kuipers “Hi, Mom” begins as a pleasant enough comic fantasy about a young Chinese woman who time-travels from 2001 to 1981 and becomes friends with her late mother. That’s before it flicks an inspired story-telling switch and turns into a top-notch tearjerker that will have viewers everywhere reaching for the tissues.

Marvel legend Stan Lee.The film will be an adaptation of Monkey Master, an unreleased comic book series that Lee and his longtime collaborator Sharad Devarajan created in 2016 loosely based on the Chinese legend of The Monkey King.According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film will follow New York City archeologist Li Yong as he discovers an ancient prophecy about the Monkey King, which brings him to India where he uncovers a hidden power that transforms him into a modern-day superhero, The

Chinese state TV called Thursday for a boycott of H&M as Beijing lashed out at foreign clothing and footwear brands following Western sanctions on Chinese officials accused of human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region. The ruling Communist Party criticized H&M for saying in March 2020 it would stop buying cotton from the northwestern Chinese region.

Dua Lipa, Madonna and Ed Sheeran, made available across Tencent’s platforms as well as connected devices such as in-car audio systems.In a statement, the two companies said the deal will “[leverage] Warner Music’s global resources and experience in supporting artists’ careers, as well as [Tencent’s] massive influence in mainland China’s music and entertainment market”.Warner and Tencent have worked together previously, signing a licensing deal for recorded music in 2014.